Vehicle mounted, swingable bandframe logging saw



E. ELWHICHER VEHICLE MOUNTED, SWINGABLE BAND-FRAME, LOGGING SAWS Filed Oct. 50,1944

July 19, 1949..

2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor. EdmundEW/H c/lc/t E. E. WHICHER 2,476,573

SWINGABLE BAND-FRAME, LOGGING SAWS July 19, 1949.

VEHICLE MOUNTED,

Filed Oct. 30, 1944 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor Edmund E. Whit/1e! Patented July 19, 1949 VEHICLE MOUNTED, SWINGABLEBA ND- FRAME LOGGING SAW E. Whicher, Hilton Beach, Ontario,

Edmund Canada Application October 30, 1944, Serial No. 561,138 3- Claims. (01. 143-19) The invention relates to improvements in logging saws and the principal objects are to provide a power-driven saw which may be operated effectively in the woods for felling trees, cutting logs and also for cutting fuel wood and which will effect a material saving in labour and material.

A further object is to devise a saw which. will cut at any angular plane, thus enabling the cutting of trees close to the ground and the cutting of logs or trees square across.

The principal feature of the invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of a band saw carrier or support mounted upon a universal power-transmitting connection coupled to a power drive whereby the band saw may be utilized to cut trees horizontally or at any desired angle or to cut vertically through felled trees or logs, or to operate at any desired angle.

A further important feature consists in the novel manner of supporting the saw and its operating engine in order to adjust its position relative to the tree or log to be cut.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved logging saw showing the saw arranged for cutting horizontally through a standing tree.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the saw shown in Figure 1. I

Figure 3"is a side elevational view of the saw showing it in position to operate to make a vertical cut.

Figure 4 is a plan view showing the band saw adjusted for making a double vertical cut through a log for the cutting of firewood.

Figure 5 is an enlarged vertical part sectional elevation of the universal power transmission in a position illustrated in Figure 2.

Figure 6 is an enlarged horizontal plan in part section of the power transmission and saw-carrying members as illustrated in Figure 1.

In the operation of logging in the woods it has been found extremely desirable to provide a power-driven saw for felling trees and cutting logs and fire wood. This invention has been devised to provide a saw which will operate successfully in any desired angular plane so that it will cut horizontally, vertically or obliquely.

In order to accomplish this result I have devised a structure as illustrated in the accompanying drawings and I preferably provide a portable engine base I to the corners of which are attached the slotted runners 2 which are adapted to be adjusted in various positions, such as 11- lustrated in Figures 2 and 3, by adjustment of the bolts 3 extending through the slots of the runners.

A suitable power unit 4 is mounted upon the base I and the shaft 5 universally connected to the engine is supported in a suitable journal bracket 6 mounted on the engine base.

On the outward end of the shaft 5 is mounted a spiral gear I (Figure 5) and enclosing the gear I and rotatably mounted on the shaft is a casing 8 which extends laterally to one side of the spiral gear and within which is mounted a spiral gear meshing with the gear I.

A casing I0 is rotatably mounted on the casing 8 and forms an extension thereof and houses a spiral gear II. The casing III is formed with a lateral extension [2 in which is journalled a spindle I3 on which is mounted a spiral gear l4 meshing with the gear H. One end of the spindle l3 extends beyond the casing extension l2 and has mounted thereon a pulley l5.

Rigidly secured to the casing extension I2 is a rigid metal bow it which is preferably a half circle in form and has a lateral extension H on which is mounted a journal bearing 18 parallel with the extension I2. In the bearing i8 is mounted a spindle is on which is mounted a pulley 20 corresponding to and in alignment with the pulley 15. A band saw 2| is looped around the pulleys I5 and 2t.

Pivotal arms 22 and 23 are mounted respectively on the casing extension i2 and the bearing i8. Each of these arms isformed with a longitudinal slot 24 in which is mounted a spindle 25 carrying a pulley 26 which is' preferably flanged. These pulleys 26 are aligned between the pulleys l5 and 20 and engage the band saw to hold the two parallel portions 21 of the saw in close operating relationship, as illustrated in Figure 2, or, spread apart as illustrated in Figure 4.

In both of these arrangements the band saw extends across the open side of the bow frame l6 and the saw, through the spiral gear connections described, is driven by the engine, or other power. unit 4 mounted on the base, so that by placing the base in a suitable position close to a tree the bow frame may be swung on its pivot for the saw to be brought into contact with the upstanding tree trunk, as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2.

The fast-rotating band saw with its two parallel cutting edges arranged close together by the adjustment of the arms 22 and 23, cuts a free cut through the tree trunk.

It will be seen that the engine base may rest in a very low-down position, as shown in Figure 3, by the arrangement of the pivotal runners 2 in a horizontal position, or, the runners may be turned to the frame is free to swing on the upper journal portion toward the tree or log to be cut.

By means of this universal suspension of the saw frame and saw the operator gripping the handies 28 mounted on the saw frame can operate the saw horizontally, swinging it on a vertical axis, or operate it in a vertical plane, swinging it on a horizontal axis, or any angle of cut may be made between the horizontal and the vertical.

In cutting firewood it will be found very convenient to set the two parallel lengths of the band saw apart, as illustrated in Figure 4. These may manually rotatable and swingable to operate in any desired plane.

2. A logging saw comprising a base, a prime mover mounted on the base and having a shaft, a gear casing rotatably mounted on and solely supported by the shaft, a spiral gear secured to a the prime mover shaft within said casing, a spiral gear journalled in said casing and meshing with the spiral gearon said shaft, a casing rotatably mounted on the aforesaid casing, a pair of intermeshing spiral gears mounted in said secondmentioned casing and meshing with the aforesaid spiral gears, a spindle operatively connected with the latter spiral gear, apulley mounted on said spindle, a bowed saw frame mounted on said pivotal gear-enclosing casing, a pulley mounted on the outer end of said saw frame, a band saw extending across the open side of said bow frame and around said pulley, means for gripping said bowed frame for urging said saw into cutting relation with a treeto be cut and adjustable guide pulleys slidably and swingably mounted to engage and apply tension to the band saw, said frame and be set apart a sufficient distance to give a required length of cut wood and the operation of the saw frame to bring the same into contact with a log will make two cuts simultaneously.

With a saw constructed in the manner described the base may be dragged on its runners to a desirable location and quickly set up close to a tree that is tobe felled. The saw is then swung horiwith a saw of this kind will be facilitated to the I maximum extent.

A saw such as described will .be extremely'simpie to operate and may be handled with great ease and facility in the woods. Any suitable prime moverv in the form of an engine or motor where electric power is'available may be used.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A logging saw comprising a prime mover base, a prime mover and shaft mounted on said base, a flexible universal power-transmitting unit rotatably mounted on and supported solely by said'shaft, a bow frame pivotally mounted on said universal unit, apulley mounted on said universal unit and operatively connected therethrough with the prime mover shaft, a pulley mounted on the other end of the bow frame, a continuous band saw extending across the open side of said bow frame between said pulleys and means for gripping said bow frame for, urging said saw into cutting relation with a tree to be so cut, said frame and band saw being freely and band saw being freely rotatable and swingable to operate in any desired plane.

3; A logging saw comprising a prime mover base having bolt extensions, a shoe having a slot therein extending longitudinally thereof pivotally and slidably mounted on each of said bolt extensions, said shoes being adapted to be adjusted on said bolt extensions to form vertical struts to permit adjustment to raise or lower the position of the base or to be swung horizontallyto form runners, a prime mover mounted on the base, a universal power connection pivotally mounted and supported from the prime mover, a saw frame pivotaliy connected to said universal power connection, pulleys mounted on opposite ends of said saw frame, and a band saw mounted on said pulleys. a

a EDMUND E. WHICHER.

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